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Shark Diving Unlimited specialises in conservation and education initiatives of all shark species around our coastline Owned by Michael Rutzen who has been working with great white sharks since 1994. Four years later Mike began freediving with great white sharks and is now known worldwide as one of the few people who is able to interact with these magnificent predators outside the safety of the cage!Breathtaking images of Mike have been featured in numerous magazines and documentaries including BEYOND FEAR (National Geographic) and SHARKMAN (Discovery). Mike’s aim is to portray positive images of great white sharks in order to dispel the ‘JAWS’ myth.Mike is a PADI Instructor and the only person in the world qualified to teach the prestigious Great White Shark Distinctive Specialty PADI course. He is a qualified skipper, First Aid instructor, qualified rebreather, nitrox and commercial diver. Your skipper Frank Rutzen has spent his life on the ocean from Kwa-Zulu Natal to the Western Cape. He has worked in the great white shark cage diving industry since 1995 and has a passion for wildlife and an extensive knowledge of the Dyer Island marine ecosystem.Nsunda is a qualified South African tour guide and qualified scuba diver. He will help you with all your diving equipment needs and make sure that your day runs smoothly!Shark Diving Unlimited was the company of choice for HRH Prince Harry, His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, Leonardo Di Caprio and Brad Pitt.

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Shark Diving Unlimited specialises in conservation and education initiatives of all shark species around our coastline Owned by Michael Rutzen who has been working with great white sharks since 1994. Four years later Mike began freediving with great white sharks and is now known worldwide as one of the few people who is able to interact with these magnificent predators outside the safety of the cage!Breathtaking images of Mike have been featured in numerous magazines and documentaries including BEYOND FEAR (National Geographic) and SHARKMAN (Discovery). Mike’s aim is to portray positive images of great white sharks in order to dispel the ‘JAWS’ myth.Mike is a PADI Instructor and the only person in the world qualified to teach the prestigious Great White Shark Distinctive Specialty PADI course. He is a qualified skipper, First Aid instructor, qualified rebreather, nitrox and commercial diver. Your skipper Frank Rutzen has spent his life on the ocean from Kwa-Zulu Natal to the Western Cape. He has worked in the great white shark cage diving industry since 1995 and has a passion for wildlife and an extensive knowledge of the Dyer Island marine ecosystem.Nsunda is a qualified South African tour guide and qualified scuba diver. He will help you with all your diving equipment needs and make sure that your day runs smoothly!Shark Diving Unlimited was the company of choice for HRH Prince Harry, His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, Leonardo Di Caprio and Brad Pitt.

Great experience from the pre dive talk through to the dive itself. Although we saw numerous sharks, the largest being a copper shark, we didn’t see a great white due to the time of year. Although the water was quite murky, the team ensured the...More

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We were lucky enough to see a big great white shark and a copper shark but purely by chance. There were 3 boats in the shark sighting area and the shark went to only 2 boats. The people on the third boat saw nothing. The...More

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Ask Anthony C about Shark Diving Unlimited

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We booked this at the last minute - thankfully there were a couple of spots open. The sharks took their time finding us but we saw a few of them in the end. They came very close to the boat. Beware if you are prone...More

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Had the best experience cage diving with Shark Diving Unlimited!
All the team was very professional and friendly, I loved that we weren't packed as sardines in the boat (saw some boats going out with as many as 50 ppl), which gave us that extra...More

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Shark Diving Unlimited run a good show. The breakfast is good, the boat you go out on is fine, the staff are friendly and the afternoon tea when you get back is nice. My only suggestion, and this goes for all the shark tour operators,...More

Ask Nathan F about Shark Diving Unlimited

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We went out with Shark Diving Unlimited during a time when shark sightings were far and few between. In fact, the original company we had booked with cancelled on us due to such limited sightings. As shark diving has been a bucket list item for...More

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We have booked this trip short notice and there was still 2 slots left.
Breakfast was decent... Now... The safety instruction was a short talk about what not to do on the boat... Then we went quickly on the boat and started the tour. No...More

Ask Larry P about Shark Diving Unlimited

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For many people (including myself!) cage diving with white sharks is atop the bucket list...
South Africa, home of the great white! Shark Diving Unlimited offer a truly life changing experience to see these incredible apex predators in their natural habitat.
Friendly staff
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Ask Alex W about Shark Diving Unlimited

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Unfortunately we didn't see any great white sharks on the day despite spending nearly 5 hours at sea, but this isn't the reason for the poor review of Shark Diving Unlimited. Its not their fault the sharks didn't show and I knew that February is...More

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